Summer 2010
Inside
Secretary of Education
Visits UNI
The Dalai Lama to Visit UNI
Price Lab Students Excel in
Academics and Sports
Global Forum for PE
University of Northern Iowa College of Education
Contents
College of Education News
3 Secretary of Education Visits UNI
4 The Dalai Lama to Visit UNI
5 CEESTEEM
6 Collaborative for Disabilities, Literacy
7 Global Forum for PE
8 Pema Yangchen: Student Profile
9 HPELS Hall of Excellence
2009 Inductees
9 U.S. Department of Education Awards
$9 Million Teacher Quality Partnership
Grant to State of Iowa
9 09 Summer Storms Damage Price Lab
Faculty Highlights
10 COE Awards Celebration
COE New Hires/Retirees
Faculty Award Winners
11 In Memory
Program Highlights
12 Kindergym
12 Professional Development Schools
13 Price Lab School Summer Camps
13 PLS Honored as Recipient of First
ASCD Vision in Action Award
13 Price Lab Students Excel in Academics
and Sports
14 The State’s R & D School
14 Price Lab School Summer Camps
15 UNI Strength and Conditioning
Department Highlight
16 Department of Educational
Leadership, Counseling and Post
Secondary Education: Student Affairs
Teacher Education News
18 Regents Teacher Intern License Program Receives State Board Approval
18 Iowa Core Curriculum
Alumni News
19 Susan Christopherson
19 Glenn Nelson’s “Farewell Tour”
20 Class Notes
Foundation News
21 Mildred Middleton
Scholarship recipients
22 Meet tomorrow’s promising educators
23 Donors
24 Andrea Elliot
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Dean’s Message
G
reetings from the College of
Education at the University of
Northern Iowa.
Since our last publication we have
had a great deal of activity in the college
and this activity clearly demonstrates
how well we are performing on the state,
national and international levels. This
magazine is full of some (but surely not
all) of the wonderful things we are doing
to help improve the education of children
everywhere, but especially here in Iowa.
Our Malcolm Price Laboratory School
has been working closely with the State
Department of Education to provide new
and exciting workshops to Iowa teachers
specifically designed to improve student
performance. The school also has been
named the winner of the Association for
Supervision and Curriculum Development’s
(ASCD) first Vision in Action award.
Clare Struck testified before the Senate
hearing, specifically related to this award,
on meeting the needs of the whole.
International recognition
of this type can only be
based on a substantial
contribution to the field
of education and the
recognition is priceless.
Another source of
great pride is receiving
the Iowa Teacher Quality
Partnership Grant. The
purpose of the grant is to
increase the learning and
achievement of Iowa pre-K
through 12 students by continuously
developing more highly effective teachers
from pre-service through the entire
teaching career. The grant will achieve
this mission by 1) defining emerging
attributes of effective teaching and
integrating those attributes into both
pre-service programs and professional
development for beginning teachers, and
2) examining and integrating a diverse
set of teacher and student artifacts to
document content knowledge of academic
major and effective teaching featuring
teacher work samples supported by
College of Education News
an integrated technology platform.
This key innovation will facilitate the
development and implementation of
an integrated technology platform that
will provide a method to store digital
artifacts documenting effective teaching
and thus allow for the scaling of teacher
effectiveness to reform and enhance
teacher preparation programs and
professional development.
On a personal note:
As many of you know this is my last
year in administration at the university. I
have been an administrator for 20 years
and I want to spend my final years at UNI
as a faculty member and teach, do some
research and work to help improve our
college. I thank all of you with whom I
have had the pleasure of working. I also
thank you for the support and collegiality
you have shown, not just to me but
to one another as well. It has been
wonderful to have worked with such good
people. Our students have
kept me focused and they
are the main reason we
are here. Another reason
is the care shown by the
faculty and sharing in the
work of the academy. It is
my sincere desire to see
our college achieve great
things in the future and I
have every confidence that
we will.
Bill Callahan
Dean, College of Education
University of Northern Iowa College of Education
Arnie Duncan Visits UNI
U
.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan came to UNI on
April 24, 2009, to talk about education, and to see an
innovative physical education program at the Grundy
Center Schools.
Duncan praised UNI for a strong teaching program that
provides students with up to 150 hours in practical training.
Then he challenged everyone to get serious about real reform in
education.
Among his ideas for reforming education are doing a better
job of tracking student progress, especially in a way that can
be measured against international benchmarks; improving
the teacher/administrator evaluation system; developing a
compensation system that rewards excellence in teaching and
being more aggressive in turning around low-performing schools.
Part of the key to real reform, said Duncan, will be a
willingness to be open to new ideas, such as charter schools,
totally turning over the staff and administrators in severely
underperforming schools and changing the school calendar. “The
school calendar is still based on the agrarian calendar, which no
longer makes sense, even in a farm state like Iowa,” he said.
Arne Duncan in Grundy Center
Duncan spent part of his time in Iowa at the Grundy Center
Schools, where he viewed an innovative physical education
program directed by UNI grad Rick Schupbach in consultation
with Beth Kirkpatrick.
He watched elementary students run through an obstacle
course called the Heart Adventure Challenge, which represents
the circulatory system. Not only does it keep kids physically
active, but it teaches them about their bodies too. Then, he
walked down the hall to watch fifth graders dissecting hearts.
This is just one example of ways to integrate academics and
physical education.
Excellence in Education—Spring/Summer 2010
Another innovation at Grundy Center is the use of the
POLAR scholars, graduate students who assist in physical
education instruction and in the use of technology in those
classes. POLAR scholars are a joint venture between UNI and
Polar Electro Inc.
These unique programs’
“Our university has
results have shown measurable
a rich tradition
outcomes, such as decreased
in education and
disciplinary problems, improved
fitness scores, increased academic it is appropriate
scores and more socially
that Secretary
responsible behaviors.
Duncan chose
“I love the innovation,
UNI to address
I loved the engagement, and
these students are getting a
our nation’s
great background, and a great
educational
education. It was just really
opportunities and
inspiring to see. These students
– because of these types of
challenges.”
activities – they are going to take
Bill Callahan, Dean
ownership for their own health
for the rest of their lives,” said Duncan in an article in the
Grundy Register.
“It was an honor to welcome U.S. Secretary of Education
Arne Duncan to UNI this past spring,” said William Callahan,
dean of UNI’s College of Education.
“His high ideals coupled with his innovative approach to
learning excite me and the faculty, staff and students here
at UNI. His initiatives will create a professional climate for
teachers that will enable them to set high standards for our
nation’s children.”
“Our university has a rich tradition in education and it is
appropriate that Secretary Duncan chose UNI to address our
nation’s educational opportunities and challenges.”
“In 1876, we began as a teacher preparation school and
our unrelenting commitment to excellence has established UNI
as one of the Midwest’s premier educator preparation programs.
Our faculty is researching new methods to prepare future
teachers for the 21st century. Evidence of this is the recent
federal funding granted to UNI for a Center for Early Education
in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics that will
focus on curriculum development and teaching methods for early
childhood educators.
“Secretary Duncan is well known as a consensus builder and
I am confident he will unite our nation’s efforts to improve our
educational system. As a leader in educator preparation, we look
forward to doing our part in collaboration with many to promote
educational excellence for all Americans.”
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College of Education News
COE Outreach in Conjunction
with Dalai Lama’s Visit
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The Dalai Lama
Visits UNI
H
is Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
visited UNI Tuesday, May 18,
2010, to share his views on
the importance of education in an
increasingly global society.
“UNI is honored to host the Dalai
Lama, who has received awards from
around the world that recognize his
messages of peace, non-violence, interreligious understanding, and universal
responsibility and compassion,” said
UNI President Benjamin Allen. “At UNI,
we take great pride in providing quality
education and preparing future educators.
The Dalai Lama imparts a message to the
world that stresses the importance of
learning, and the role education plays in
developing socially responsible citizens.
This is a great opportunity to provide
inspiration and cultivate new thoughts
and ideas at UNI.”
The day of his visit was an
opportunity to celebrate education and
discuss its importance while encouraging
the exchange of ideas and views. A
committee was established to coordinate
academic initiatives, campus and
community programs, and K-12 activities
that took place during the fall and spring
semesters leading up to the Dalai Lama’s
visit.
For more information about the 14th
Dalai Lama of Tibet, who received the
Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, visit www.dalailama.com.
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lready known for its outreach
and teachers were randomly selected
efforts, the College of Education
to receive tickets to the Dalai Lama
extended those efforts prior to and
speech. This work was coordinated by
during the Dalai Lama’s visit. Activities
Clare Struck and Mary Guenther from
included:
Malcolm Price Laboratory School.
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raveling trunks featuring Tibetan
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NI teacher education students who
culture. Trunks were made available
developed lesson plans and teaching
through the UNI Museum and included
activities that met the requirements set
activities and
forth by the
lesson plans
committee were
geared toward
eligible for one
elementary
of 25 randomly
students.
drawn tickets to
This work was
the Dalai Lama’s
led by Diane
address.
Schupbach,
“We wanted
education
something
coordinator,
permanent for
museums and
educational
collections.
learning from
Black Hawk Elementary Students Exploring Tibetan Culture
this visit, and
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NI students
I think the
from Tibet
committee accomplished this,” according
spoke about their lives, culture and
to Melissa Heston, member of the
other issues specific to Tibet. Their
committee, interim director of teacher
talks were targeted for middle, junior
education and associate professor in
high and high school students.
educational psychology and foundations.
nU
NI faculty members knowledgeable
For more information on the College
about Tibet addressed Tibetan issues,
of Education outreach efforts, contact
religion and culture for a variety of
Heston at 319-273-2236 or e-mail her at:
audiences, but most especially for
Melissa.Heston@uni.edu.
middle, junior high and high school
students.
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CD of activities and lesson plans
about Tibet for elementary students up
to grade seven was created. This project
is was led by Audrey Rule, associate
professor of curriculum and instruction,
and Sarah Montgomery, assistant
professor of curriculum and instruction.
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ommunity service projects for grades
four through 12. Based on criteria set
forth by the committee, service projects
illustrated principles held by the
Dalai Lama and were of service to the
community as a whole. These projects
were nominated by the school counselor
and up to 75 participating students
University of Northern Iowa College of Education
UNI’s Center for Early Education in Science,
Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
E
ver watch young children play? They
build, destroy, rebuild, sort, count,
invent. Their curiosity makes them
natural scientists and mathematicians.
In spite of this natural curiosity,
education doesn’t focus on science and
math for preschoolers and the K-2 crowd.
But Betty Zan plans to change that.
She is a huge advocate for getting more
science and math into the
curriculum for young children.
To do that, Zan, an
associate professor and
director of the Regents’ Center
for Early Developmental
Education, has put together
the Center for Early Education
in Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics
(CEESTEM).
“Our purpose is to focus
on early childhood STEM.
There is no other center in
the country that focuses on
STEM education for this age group: birth
through age eight,” according to Zan.
“Young kids are curious and they are
constantly experimenting, trying to figure
out how the world works. We want to
have STEM education available for these
early years when their attitudes towards
math and science are forming.
“Some people believe you can’t do
science and math with pre-readers. But
if you watch how children problem solve,
you begin to see they are doing physical
science and engineering at very young
ages,” Zan said. “Our science is very
hands-on and interactive. It engages the
children.”
Zan views two different areas of
work: the preschool group and the
kindergarten through second grade group.
“Each has different challenges for us.
For preschoolers, we will need to work
with the preschool teachers to help them
overcome any math/science anxieties
they might have and to help them see the
science in our world.”
As for the older age group, Zan said
the “No Child Left Behind” legislation
with its emphasis on literacy leaves very
little room in the curriculum for science
and math.
Besides advocating for more STEM
in the younger children’s curriculum, Zan
hopes CEESTEM can be a clearinghouse
of information on early childhood STEM
curriculum. A Web site will soon be
running and Zan hopes to have reviews of
materials, links to science and technology
and other collections of materials available.
Currently the center works with
Price Lab’s K-2 teachers and with
their preschool teachers
to include STEM in the
school day. “We’re putting
together a model that will
be readily adapted to other
classrooms,” Zan indicated.
To assist in the efforts
of CESTEM, Zan said the
center received a $950,000
grant from NASA (National
Aeronautics and Space
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Administration). CEESTEM is in its first
year of operation.
CEESTEM hires two research fellows
from South Africa
A national search for two research
fellows in the Center for Early Science,
Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
(CEESTEM) produced two extremely
qualified individuals, said Betty Zan,
director.
Both come from South Africa and
knew each other through their work in the
educational system in their country.
Nosisi Feza-Piyose Ph.D. comes
to UNI from the State University of
New York-Buffalo where she studied
under Douglas Clements Ph.D., one of
the leaders in early childhood math
education. Bongani Bantwini, Ph.D., a
Fulbright scholar, completed his doctorate at the University of Illinois-ChampaignUrbana, where he studied science
education.
Feza-Piyose and Bantwini have been
working with the pre-K-2 teachers at
Price Lab, the Child Development Center
at Price Lab and the Freeburg Early
Childhood Education program.
“They come into the classrooms and
offer support and technical assistance
to increase the quality of STEM programs
in the classrooms,” according to Zan.
“They also will conduct
curriculum development
research and try out
various STEM activities and
materials so we can make
recommendations.”
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College of Education News
Collaborative for Disabilities, Literacy
E
ven though all children are supposed to benefit from
the No Child Left Behind Act and the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act, data shows that children with
significant developmental and sensory disabilities continue to
face segregation in the classroom and are excluded from literacy
and language learning opportunities.
“The consequences for these children can be devastating
and have lifelong implications,” said Amy Petersen, assistant
professor in the
Department of
Special Education.
Petersen,
along with
special education
colleagues Amy
Staples, associate
professor, and Chris
Kliewer, professor,
have undertaken a
joint project with
Evette Edmister
and Jennifer Walz,
both assistant professors in the
Department of Communication
Sciences and Disorders. The team
has put together a Collaborative
on Disability Studies in Literacy,
Language and Learning to address
the educational needs of children
with disabilities.
This initiative is a
collaborative effort across various
colleges. We have been working
with the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, the College of
Education, and the College of Business Administration to draw
upon expertise of various individuals so that we might best serve
students with disabilities and their parents,” said Petersen.
Iowa’s Department of Education has also been a leader in
making sure this segment of the population is served. “I don’t
know of any other state that has had this kind of vision,”
Petersen said. “The state of Iowa has been a huge partner in our efforts.”
This collaborative effort will focus on four areas:
1.Professional development at the pre-service and
postgraduate levels with model demonstration learning sites,
curricular materials, courses and resources promoting highly
qualified teachers and therapists
2.Family support with resources to promote literacy and
language development at home
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3.Policy with the development of white papers, multimedia
and research reports to inform policy makers who can direct
resources to promote all children’s full citizenship
4.Scholarship and research. To engage in cutting edge research
in the areas of literacy development, language therapies and
effective methods of instruction using technologies that
bring together children with and without disabilities under
the guidance of highly qualified educators and therapists.
Plus, dissemination of national efforts that explore and
document effective
education-based
methods and
therapies.
“In conjunction
with its national
implications, the
collaborative is
extremely important
to local educational
efforts,” noted
Kliewer. He stated
that in 2006,
the Iowa Department of Education,
implemented a six-year plan (since
revised in February 2008) to improve
the delivery of special education
services and support to Iowa’s
children and families. The plan is a
direct response to Federal concerns
regarding access to general education
settings and curricula for Iowa children
with developmental disabilities. The
collaborative initiative will play an
integral role in promoting the State of Iowa’s determined effort
to increase thoughtful inclusive educational opportunities for
all children. Central to full and valued citizenship for individuals
with disabilities is the optimal development of literacy, language
and communication skills beginning in the child’s earliest years.
For more information, contact Petersen, Staples or Kliewer
at the Special Education Department at 319-273-6061 or
Edmister and Walz at the Communication and Science Disorders
Department at 319-273-2496.
University of Northern Iowa College of Education
Global Forum for PE
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rundy Center, Iowa, is the home of an exceptionally innovative physical
education program, which has gained national and international attention this
past year.
This made Grundy Center the logical site as UNI and the Grundy Center Community
Schools hosted the Global Forum for Physical Education Pedagogy 2010 on May 13
and 14, 2010. The Forum’s theme was “Revitalizing Physical Education Through
Technology.”
Internationally recognized experts and representatives from more than 30
countries and regions were involved in planning the reshaping and redesigning of the
future of physical education.
“We want to stimulate thinking about the future direction of physical education
teacher preparation programs,” said Christopher Edginton Ph.D., director of the School
of Health, Physical Education and Leisure Services at UNI and one of the forum’s
speakers. “By using technology and encouraging
links to the community, partnerships can be built
that are beneficial to all ages. Grundy Center’s
physical education program demonstrates this.”
Consensus grows internationally that physical
education teacher preparation programs need to be
reformed. This forum hoped to unveil a new model
for these programs.
Participants visited the Grundy Center Schools’
physical education classes and the community to see
the results of cooperative efforts between the school
and the community. Physical education in schools in
Hong Kong and Singapore also were featured.
For more information, contact the School of
Health, Physical Education and Leisure Services at
319-273-2849 or visit www.uni.edu/coe/hpels.
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College of Education News
Student Profile–Pema Yangchen
The College of Education recently interviewed Pema Yangchen via
e-mail. She’s an English lecturer at the Dalai Lama Institute for Higher
Education in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. She is obtaining her doctorate in
curriculum and instruction at UNI.
The College of Education recently interviewed
Pema Yangchen via e-mail. She’s an English lecturer
at the Dalai Lama Institute for Higher Education in
Bangalore, Karnataka, India. She is obtaining her
doctorate in curriculum and instruction at UNI.
COE: Pema, give us some background about
yourself.
Yangchen: When China annexed my country,
Tibet, in the year 1959, my parents and thousands
of other Tibetans fled south to the neighboring
country of Bhutan. Resettling in a foreign country as refugees is the
hardest thing that the Tibetans have to endure even to this day. To
live the life of a refugee is to struggle daily to survive and to preserve
and maintain one’s culture and language. Living constantly with fear,
uncertainties and discrimination, my parents and uncle earned their living
by working as underpaid laborers building roads and bridges in Bhutan as
did most of the Tibetan refugees who fled to India and Nepal. My mother died when I was a baby and my father died when I was
seven, leaving my elder sister and me with our uncle. Being orphaned
at such a young age became a blessing in disguise. Our uncle took us to
India to seek admission in one of the Tibetan residential schools that
cared for destitute and deprived Tibetan orphans. It became our home.
Known as the Tibetan Children’s Village (TCV), this group of schools today
is a charitable organization caring for more than 15,000 Tibetan children
under the leadership of H. H. the Dalai Lama’s sister, Jetsun Pema.
Without this school, I wouldn’t be the person I am now. My sister
and I received a life-changing education, and above all learned lifelong
lessons of what service to others means. Our school’s motto is “Others
before self,” and it is clearly reflected through the work these schools do
in caring for and educating poor and needy Tibetan children. For more
information about the TCV Schools, please visit www.tcv.org.in/.
Today, my sister is a compassionate registered nurse who served
in the health center of two TCV schools taking care of children’s health
and hygiene. I got my B. A. in English literature in 1993. At that point
TCV schools faced teacher shortage problems and I was asked to teach
English in one of the TCV schools. I took this as an opportunity to give
back something to my school. I chose to teach in a school where all
the students were young adults who had recently fled from Tibet. I had
students who had never been to school. These students had to travel day
and night through the snow leaving their parents behind, perhaps forever.
Listening to their stories and being with these students made me realize
that I was in the right place. To help these students more efficiently, I
decided to join a teacher education college. I got my B. Ed. in teaching
English in 1996.
Initially, I taught English to grades seven through 10 at TCV Suja,
located in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. But because
of the teacher shortage, I was requested to teach other subjects like
geography, science and Tibetan, which I gladly did.
COE: How did you get to UNI for your education?
Yangchen: I came to UNI in fall 2001 as one of the recipients of
a one-year Fulbright Scholarship to study in the US. For my one-year
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study, I wanted to focus on teaching English as a Second Language
(ESL)/Foreign Language (EFL). The Department of Education of the
Central Tibetan Administration here in India and The Tibet Fund in New
York manages the selection of the candidates and the admission of all
the scholarship recipients each year. I was told that I had been given
admission in the M.A. TESOL program at UNI. I received funding support
from the University of Northern Iowa Graduate College to complete my
M.A. in TESOL and my Ed.D. in curriculum and instruction.
COE: Why is education so important to you?
Yangchen: Education has enriched my life. I believe that by sharing
with my fellow teachers the knowledge and skills that I have gained,
I can help them to be better and caring teachers. With few Tibetan
women at my education level, I want to be a role model and a source
of encouragement for the young teachers and students. I want them to
know that education is worth struggling for and women and young girls
have an equal right to an education.
I want to serve the Tibetan community by promoting professional
development for teachers. My own vision is to establish a community of
Tibetan teachers from all disciplines to provide a platform for teachers to
engage in cross-school collaboration, build confidence in themselves as
autonomous professionals, and share and discuss reflections on teaching
and learning with others, thus enhancing professional growth.
COE: How has being at UNI benefited you?
Yangchen: My education here at UNI has been the most wonderful
thing that could possibly happen to a Tibetan refugee woman. I consider
myself very fortunate to be able to study under some very kind, caring,
understanding, and dedicated professors at UNI. I will remain ever
indebted to them, and in particular to my adviser, Linda May Fitzgerald,
and my dissertation committee for their guidance, encouragement,
support and wisdom. I have learned not only from the graduate courses
these outstanding professors taught but also from their dedication and
commitment to education.
My education at UNI has provided me with a wide range of
knowledge and skills that an educator needs today and challenged
me to do my best. The quality of professors, the camaraderie of fellow
classmates, and the safe and cooperative environment at UNI have made
my UNI education experience a very fulfilling one.
COE: You were instrumental in bringing us the sand mandala, and
now His Holiness the Dalai Lama is visiting UNI in May.
Yangchen: I wanted to give back something to UNI. Hence, I
proposed the construction of a Tibetan sand mandala, which was a
wonderful event at the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center. The community was introduced to the ancient art of Tibetan
Buddhism and witnessed all the stages of a sand mandala construction.
This event helped promote religious understanding and harmony across all
communities.
Finally, the healing effects of the sand mandala and the blessings it
conferred to our communities here established the sense of community
that would give His Holiness a warm welcome in 2010.
Our Cedar Falls and Waterloo community really enjoyed the mandala
event. It was a great educational experience for people of all age
groups. I am confident that the mandala event helped in bringing about
awareness among the people there and has prepared our community for
the Dalai Lama’s visit. I’m very excited about the visit and I am working
on being there during that time.
University of Northern Iowa College of Education
HPELS Hall of Excellence 2009
Inductees
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n 1978, the School of Health, Physical Education and Leisure Services was established, combining men’s and women’s health,
physical education and recreation programs. At the time of the merger, Elinor Crawford was the head of the Department of
Women’s Physical Education and William R. Thrall served as the head of the Department of Men’s Physical Education. Through
their generosity, the School of Health, Physical Education and Leisure Services Hall of Excellence was developed to recognize
graduates who have distinguished themselves professionally.
Located in the main lobby of the Wellness/Recreation Center, the Hall of Excellence provides recognition of distinguished
graduates and captures the history of the program. Although the School of Health, Physical Education and Leisure Services is proud
of all its graduates, the Hall of Excellence was created to acknowledge its meritorious graduates and to encourage currently enrolled
students to strive toward this recognition. The following HPELS alumni were inducted into the Hall of Excellence in 2009:
Mary Anderson (B.A., 1969)
Shirley Dutton (B.A., 1955)
Shirley Ryan (B.A., 1969)
Sue Joseph (B.A., 1981, M.A., 1987)
Bobbi Darling (B.A., 1952)
Warren Hansen (B.A., 1961, MA, 1963)
Keith Freesemann (M.A., 1978)
Sylvia Tucker (B.A., 1942)
U.S. Department of Education Awards
$9 Million Teacher Quality Partnership
Grant to State of Iowa
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n 1978, the School of Health, Physical Education and Leisure Services was established, combining men’s and women’s health,
physical education and recreation programs.
The U.S. Department of Education announced the Iowa Department of Education, in partnership with UNI, Stanford
University and UCLA, is one of 12 organizations to receive a more than $9 million Teacher Quality Partnership grant, funded by
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The purpose of Iowa’s Teacher Quality Partnership is to reform traditional university
teacher preparation and improve learning and achievement in high-need schools. Distinct components of the work of the grant
include the use of innovation and technology in Iowa’s classrooms and UNI’s educator preparation program. UNI teacher preparation
students will be able to gain even more hands-on learning experiences by joining various classrooms in high-needs schools in rural
Iowa through online technology such as video conferencing.
Summer Storms Damage
MPLS and Property
A
severe thunderstorm produced a sudden macroburst down draft in the
Cedar Falls area last summer, damaging the Malcolm Price Labratory
School grounds and some of the school.
“We lost 23 trees, three of which fell into windows,” said Bridgette
Wagoner, director. “Unfortunately, those three rooms, and their contents, had quite a bit of damage.”
Damage included elementary music instruments, AV equipment and library books.
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Faculty Highlights
In Memory
COE Awards Celebration
A
t the annual spring 2009 and spring 2010 College of Education
Awards Celebrations, several outstanding faculty were
recognized for their achievements. Those awarded in 2009 were:
• COE Award for Outstanding Scholarship/Research: Frank
Kohler, interim department head and professor, Special
Education
• COE Award for Outstanding Service: Becky Wilson
Hawbaker, instructor, Price Lab School; director, Professional
Development School
• COE Award for Outstanding Teaching: Windee Weiss, associate
professor, Health, Physical Education & Leisure Services
• Dean’s Award for Multicultural Initiatives in Teaching:
Janet McClain, instructor, curriculum and instruction; director,
Multicultural Initiatives in Teaching Program
• University Book & Supply Award for Outstanding Teaching:
Amy Petersen, assistant professor, special education
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Those awarded in 2010 were:
COE Award for Outstanding Service: Leigh Zeitz, associate
professor, Curriculum and Instruction
COE Award for Outstanding Teaching: Deborah Tidwell,
associate professor, Curriculum and Instruction
COE Award for Outstanding Scholarship/Research: Audrey Rule,
associate professor, Curriculum and Instruction
Dean’s Award for Multicultural Initiatives in Teaching:
Kimberly Knesting, associate professor, Educational Psychology
and Foundations
University Book & Supply Award for Outstanding Teaching
Award: Leigh Martin, instructor, Office
of Student Field Experiences
Faculty Award Winners
Jan Bartlett, associate professor of counselor education,
was presented with the Outstanding Professional Teaching Award
from the North Central Association for Counselor Education
and Supervision (NCACES) at the National Conference for the
Association for Counselor Education and Supervision on Oct. 16
in San Diego.
“This prestigious award is indicative of the quality that
Professor Bartlett brings to UNI’s outstanding mental health
and school counseling programs,” said Mary Herring, interim
associate dean of the College of Education.
Deborah Gallagher, professor of
special education, was inducted into
the Iowa Academy of Education in a
ceremony held at UNI on Oct.16.
The Iowa Academy of Education
is composed of Iowa scholars
whose work has made a significant
contribution to the field of education.
It is a state organization of 20 active
members whose function is to inform
educational policies and practices in the state through the
consideration and analysis of educational issues.
Ripley Marston, professor of health,
physical education and leisure services, was
presented the Steve France Outstanding Service
Award and the 2009 Honor Award by the
IAHPERD at its annual state meeting in Ames
this past November.
2009 Award Winners
Leigh Zeitz and
Dean Callahan
COE New Hires 2009-10
Department of Curriculum & Instruction
Jean Donham Ph. D., assistant professor, school library media services
Magdalena Galloway, instructor, educational technology and design
Sarah Montgomery Ph. D., assistant professor, elementary curriculum
Department of Special Education
Tammy Ryan, instructor, special education
Department of Teaching
Office of Student Field Experience
Caroline Elser, instructor, student teaching coordinator
Kristi J. Powers, instructor, coordinator of Cedar Falls Student
Teaching Center
COE Retirees 2009-10
Department of Curriculum & Instruction
Rheta DeVries Ph.D., professor, early childhood
Ana Donaldson Ed. D., associate professor, education technology and design
Judy Finkelstein Ph. D., professor, early childhood
Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations
John Smith, professor, educational measurement and research
Department of Teaching, Price Laboratory School
Dennis Kettner, instructor, mathematics
Evelyn Ledtje, account clerk
University of Northern Iowa College of Education
Jerry Duea
Jerry Duea, 73, passed away Oct. 24, 2009, in Cedar Falls after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
Originally from Dunkerton, Duea graduated with both his B.A. and M.A. from UNI and received his
Ph.D. from Iowa State University. He began his career as a teacher and a coach in Geneva and Alburnett
Schools.
He later joined the UNI faculty, spending 31 years here before retiring in 1997. Duea held a variety
of positions at UNI.
For nearly 20 years he held various administrative roles, from school psychologist, high school and
elementary principal and associate director, at Price Laboratory School. He initiated NU High’s boys’
golf and girls’ basketball programs and served as coach for each. The remainder of his career was spent
teaching measurement and evaluation in the Educational Psychology and Foundations Department.
Duea enjoyed golf, spectator sports, coaching and teaching computer programming, reading, word games, writing, traveling,
fast cars and boats and spending time with his wife Joan and his extended family at their lake cottage in Minnesota.
Memorials can be directed to the Duea Endowed Scholarship at the UNI Foundation.
Edward Rutkowski
Edward Rutkowski, 83, passed away Jan. 1, 2009, in Cedar Falls. He is survived by his wife Helen.
Rutkowski earned a bachelor’s degree from Marquette University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in education
at Michigan State. He then taught junior and senior high school in Illinois.
He joined UNI in 1963, and retired in 1990 as a professor of history and philosophy of education
in the Educational Psychology Department. He had been past president of the Midwest Society of the
History of Education and was founder and editor of their journal.
Rutkowski also wrote a history of UNI and land grant schools.
“Dr. Rutkowski loved the classroom and truly enjoyed the students,” said former UNI faculty member
Len Froyen. Froyen said Rutkowski could illustrate many of his philosophical teachings to football, which he also enjoyed,
especially the Green Bay Packers
The Dr. Edward Rutkowski Memorial Fund has been set up at the UNI Foundation for those who wish to contribute in his
memory.
Pat Sitlington
Not only was she active in her profession, she was equally busy outside the classroom. Friends and
colleagues will miss her enthusiasm. Patricia Louise Sitlington, 62, died Feb. 13, 2009, at her home in
Cedar Falls. She had been a professor in the Department of Special Education at UNI.
“Pat exemplified several qualities that were important and meaningful to her colleagues at UNI,”
said Frank Kohler, interim head and professor of the Special Education Department. “First, she found
time for fun and enjoyment in her life. Second, Pat had strong principles and convictions that guided her
work, interactions with her colleagues, and personal life. And finally, Pat had a great deal of passion for
her work. She had a national reputation for making significant contributions in the area of high school
transitions and vocational planning. She pushed all of us to write more grants, publish more articles, and provide services that
would make a difference for children and families across the state,” according to Kohler.
Pat earned her B.A. in mathematics from St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Ind., a M.Ed. in special education/educational
psychology from the University of Hawaii and a Ph.D. from the University of Kansas in vocational/career planning.
She started her academic career at UNI, left for a position at Indiana University-Bloomington, then returned to UNI in 1986 as a professor in the Department of Special Education.
A scholarship fund has been established at the UNI Foundation. Memorials can be directed to the Dr. Gary Clark and Dr.
Patricia Sitlington Endowed Scholarship.
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Program Highlights
Program Highlights
Kindergym
Professional Development Schools
“I like to move in Kindergym
… and I’ll see you next
Saturday!”
What if college professors taught their college students in an elementary
classroom?
What if their students then took this information and immediately applied
it in the classroom, getting to see what works and what doesn’t work in the
classroom?
What if the college professors saw how their teaching impacts the
classroom?
What if the classroom teacher and elementary students benefited from the
best practices being introduced into their classroom?
It’s innovative and it works.
F
or 25 years area preschoolers
and their parents have sung the
Kindergym songs while the program
has provided an outlet for movement and
play. What
started in the
East Gym in
1984 with
Director Ripley
Marston and
a few kids is
now housed in
the Wellness and Recreation Center with
Director Katie Farwell and nearly 100 kids.
“Kindergym gives kids opportunities
to move and we hope it keeps them
active throughout their lives, which may
decrease obesity,”
said Marston,
professor in Health,
Physical Education
and Leisure Services.
“In addition, college
students benefit
from working with
preschoolers AND
their parents. These experiences prove
useful when the college students enter
the teaching profession.”
“Now, our college students also
develop activities that can be used in
other preschools, so we’ve come full circle
with our research, service and teaching
model,” said Marston.
That’s the idea behind the Professional Development Schools (PDS) - to
form innovative partnerships between the university and the schools so that it:
1. Promotes exemplary teaching in both schools and the university
2. Expands professional development opportunities
3. Creates new leadership roles for teachers and university faculty
4. Improves pre-K-12 student achievement
What began as a pilot program two years ago now has become a working
model in several Waterloo and Cedar Falls schools, according to Becky Wilson
Hawbaker, director of the Professional Development School and coordinator of
field experiences and teacher education initiatives at Malcolm Price Laboratory
School.
“Prior to the PDS, most of our Level 1 students sat in classrooms and
observed what was happening. Our graduates told us they needed more
experience with diverse learners, classroom management and assessment.
Now, Level 1 students get involved in the classroom, working directly with the
students and teachers,” said Hawbaker.
“The university supervisors help Level 1 students participate in the
classroom and explain what the students are seeing in a classroom and talk
about the strategies the teacher is using. In addition, many of the teachers
are enhancing their mentoring practices through a series of low-cost graduate
courses we’ve begun to offer.”
Taking this concept a step further, Hawkbaker said several UNI professors
have taken some of their methods courses into the schools. One professor
said this has transformed his teaching and he’s offered teachers a professional
development opportunity based on what he and his students were teaching in
the classroom.
In Waterloo, Lincoln Elementary School has a PDS focused on literacy
and Carver Academy (formerly Logan Middle School) has a math PDS. UNI
students spend up to a year at these sites taking coursework, completing field
experiences and doing some tutoring, according to Hawbaker.
“The opportunities for collaboration, partnerships and professional
development are endless,” noted Hawbaker. “I believe this is the core mission
of UNI, and that when we engage meaningfully in schools, everybody benefits.”
Currently the majority of schools in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls area are
exploring the PDS concept and have teachers or administrators serving as site
coordinators for UNI field experience students.
More information on the PDS can found at www.uni.edu/coe/pds or
contact Hawbaker at 319-273-7664.
University of Northern Iowa College of Education
MPLS Honored as Recipient of First
ASCD Vision in Action Award
I
n March ASCD named Malcolm Price Laboratory School (MPLS) the winner of the association’s first-ever Vision in Action: The
ASCD Whole Child Award. The award recognizes schools that move beyond a narrow focus on academic achievement to take
action for the whole child, creating learners who are knowledgeable, emotionally and physically healthy, civically active,
artistically engaged, prepared for economic self-sufficiency, and ready for the world beyond formal schooling. For more information
about the award visit the Web at www.wholechildeducation.org/
MPLS Students Excel in Academics and Sports
I
t was a banner year for Malcolm Price Laboratory School/
Northern University High students in just about every area.
Notable achievements include:
Cyber Defense Teams took first and second places in the
state competition and second place in community service.
Jazz Band placed first at the Tall Corn Jazz Festival at
UNI and first place at the Northeast Iowa Band Association’s
District competition. Jazz Band also placed fourth in Iowa
against all classes of schools, with several individuals receiving
Outstanding Performer honors.
The concert
band received its
second consecutive
Division 1 rating at
large group contest.
Several individual
students received solo
honors and attended
honor band festivals
throughout the year.
Two orchestra students made the All State
Orchestra and one made the Honors Orchestra.
Several individual students received solo honors at
various contests throughout the year.
Chorus students also placed highly at various
contests throughout the year in both solos and
groups.
Large Group Speech: Three teams went to the
state speech contest: Boys Improv, Girls Improv
and the Choral Reading Group. The Girls Improv was
invited to the Allstate Speech contest.
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French: Twelve NU students placed in the top 10 in Iowa
on the National French Exam for French 1 and 2. Then, two of
these students placed seventh and eighth nationally. For the
oral French exam, NU took first and second place in French 2
and third place in French 1.
In sports, one boy and one girl went to the State Cross
Country meet. The boys’ basketball team took second place
in the state basketball tournament. In track, four boys and
four girls participated in the state track meet, with the two
girls’ relay teams taking third and fifth in the state meet. One
of the boys placed fifth. The golf team won the conference
championship and made it to the second round of the state
tournament. One golfer placed 10th during the state individual
title. The baseball team won the conference title and made it to substate.
NU won The Bank Iowa Traveling Cup for Athletic
Performance in all sports and for its academic status. Thirteen of the 14 varsity team sports had a 3.0 GPA or higher.
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Program Highlights
The State’s R & D School
T
he work is just beginning for Malcolm Price Laboratory
School as it transforms itself into Iowa’s first statewide
Research and Development School.
The governor signed the bill in spring 2009 authorizing the
new R&D School, which is a collaborative effort between UNI,
the Iowa Department of Education, Iowa State University and
the University of Iowa.
“We are in the first
year of a threeyear transition,”
according to
Bridgette Wagoner,
director and
instructor at Price
Lab, “and we have
a transition team in
place.”
Goals for the R&D School this year include:
1. Establish student enrollment procedures to reflect what
Iowa schools are seeing. “That means our student body
should include different cultures, races, English language
learners, different socio-economic status, gifted students
and students with Individualized Education Plans,” said
Wagoner. This also includes funding for open enrolled
students.
2. Define the roles and responsibilities of the faculty, and have
a management model in place. “We need to look at what
our faculty are doing and align that with the university and
Department of Education priorities,” according to Wagoner.
3. Develop a strategic plan for implementing the Iowa Core Curriculum.
4. Collaborate with Area Education Agencies, community
colleges and other Iowa schools. 5. Establish reciprocal relationships with surrounding school districts.
6. Conduct a facilities study to evaluate the condition of
Price Lab and the costs for rebuilding or remodeling. “We
ultimately want to acquire a LEED (Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design) certification,” Wagoner said.
Part of the mission of the R&D School is to assist school
districts with specific needs. Wagoner feels that the
Professional Development Schools (PDS) fill this need and fit
wonderfully into the vision for the R&D School.
To learn more about the R&D School, visit www.uni.edu/rdschool.
Malcolm Price Lab School Summer Camps
T
hey think in every direction. They explore. They try. They
Not only do the children learn science and math concepts
retry. Who knew math and science could be so much
by doing hands-on activities related to the theme, but Stichter
fun! That’s the goal of the Summer Investigations camps
pointed out others benefit from the camp as well.
housed at Price Lab Schools.
For example, UNI’s science and math
“Think left and think right methods classes have a summer field
For the past four years, UNI and
and think low and think
Price Lab have offered week-long summer
experience opportunity, area educators
high.
Oh,
the
thinks
you
can
math and science enrichment camps for
are provided professional development in
kindergarten through fifth grade students
inquiry-based science, and partnerships
think up if only you try!”
throughout the Cedar Valley. Each year,
are formed with the community.
Dr. Seuss
around 150 children explore theme“Kids need to experience science
related activities.
in fun and creative ways,” Stichter said. “It stimulates their
“We choose a theme each year, and the 2010 theme is The
natural curiosity and engages them in math and writing too.”
Art of Physics,” said Mary Stichter, founder of these summer
Stichter said the university, College of Education and
camps and an elementary teacher at Price Lab. Prior years’
Price Lab administrations have been very supportive of these
camps worked on energy, earth science and ecology and water
summer camps. The 2010 summer camp will be held the fourth
quality.
week of June. For more information, contact Stichter at 319273-2428 or e-mail her at mary.stichter@uni.edu.
University of Northern Iowa College of Education
UNI Strength and Conditioning
U
niversity of Northern Iowa student-athletes will be able
to take advantage of one of the premier strength and
conditioning venues in the Midwest with the completion
of the Panthers’ new weight room. This new area was dedicated
last fall during Family Weekend activities and is one of the
main elements of the Richard O. Jacobson Human Performance
Complex.
“This is top-notch in every facet of the design,” UNI
strength coach Jed Smith said. “We will be using items that will
put us on the cutting-edge of strength and conditioning. This is
truly an exciting time to be a student-athlete at UNI.”
And the benefits extend to academics, as well.
“We want UNI’s School of HPELS
(Health, Physical Education and Leisure
Services) to be the Midwest’s premier
program for students entering the field of
strength and conditioning,” Smith said.
“This facility will be a state-of-the-art
educational tool for our students and will
bring in first-class scholars from around
the world to study at UNI.”
The new weight room gives UNI
student-athletes nearly 10,000 square feet
of workout space, almost doubling the size
of the previous facility.
“There are flat screen monitors placed
throughout the weight room and they are
hooked up to digital recorders which will
show the athletes how they are performing
and give instantaneous feedback,” Smith
said. “This type of technology will allow us
to frame our athletes as they are working out with world-class
athletes. This would be especially helpful on the track and field
side of things as our sprinters can work on their form and then
be placed digitally over someone like Michael Johnson or Usain
Bolt.”
Not only will student-athletes benefit from their new
environment, coaches and fans alike can watch the action live
on the Internet as each station will stream the activities, which
Smith said is unlike anything he’s ever worked with before.
“Each of the athletes will be hooked up so we can
monitor their breathing and heart rates and all of that info
will also go out on the Web,” Smith said. “There is just so
much space for our athletes to work with and then adding in
all the technology—no doubt the word that comes to mind is
‘impressive’.”
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Smith Heads Strength and Conditioning
An impressive facility needs an impressive instructor and
strength and conditioning coach. UNI found all that in Jed
Smith.
Smith is the director of strength and conditioning and an
exercise science instructor at UNI, overseeing 17 NCAA Division
1 sports teams and the staff that trains them. He also teaches
in the master’s degree program designed to develop strength
and conditioning professionals. He’s been a coach and instructor
here since 2005.
Prior to joining UNI, Smith came from the National Football
League’s Minnesota Vikings where he was the explosive strength
training coach. He also served on the
faculty at Dakota County Technical College
in Minnesota, where he developed and
coordinated a two-year exercise and sports
science associates degree program.
In addition, he created a Community
Olympic Development Program and regional
training center for the Olympic sport of
weightlifting at the college. He coached two
U.S. National champions, four silver medalists
and six bronze medalists in weightlifting.
Internationally, he coached a former UNI
student in the Pan American games.
Smith served as a strength coach with
the Minnesota Wild hockey players of the
National Hockey League, and coached them
during the NHL lockout of 2004-2005. The
Minnesota Thunder professional soccer team
in the United Soccer League also benefited
from Smith’s strength and conditioning coaching.
Smith spent several years as the head strength coach and
social studies and physical education teacher at Rosemount High
School in Rosemount, Minn.
Smith oversees the Regional Training Center for USA
Weightlifting in Waterloo. He is a regional coach and sports
performance coach for USA Weightlifting and a USA track and
field level one coach. He holds numerous certifications and
offers clinics and presentations for strength and conditioning
programs nationally and internationally.
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Department Highlights
Department of Educational Leadership,
Counseling and Post Secondary
Education: Student Affairs
W
hen you want more … more education to move to that higher-level position in the education field,
you come to the Department of Educational Leadership, Counseling and Post Secondary Education.
Primarily a masters and doctoral degrees department, it houses the programs for future principals,
superintendents, school counselors, clinical mental health counselors and student affairs professionals.
Interim Department Head Victoria Robinson said, “Even though our department encompasses three
different areas, the 12 faculty members support everyone’s efforts. The synergy with each other is amazing. As a department head, I appreciate the ‘can do’ and ‘you bet’ attitudes plus the willingness to serve.”
In educational leadership, Robinson noted the faculty have all been practicing principals or
superintendents. “That is pretty rare to have, and a distinct advantage for us. I believe it gives our faculty
credibility and an extensive network from which to draw.
“Ed leadership is definitely a field-based program so Iowa becomes our campus. We utilize the ICN
(Iowa Communications Network) extensively, assignments are handled via e-learning, and faculty complete
internship site visits. More than 200 students take advantage of these programs,” according to Robinson, “and our MILE program is producing great results.” (See separate story on MILE).
The post secondary education program has a student affairs emphasis. Again, it is a very hands-on
program for its participants. “Students in this program do several practicums or internships
in various student affairs areas on campus. It helps them learn about their areas of interest,”
Robinson noted.
The counseling area of the department is very active, according to Jan Bartlett,
coordinator and associate professor. “We’ve a new Web site, have updated the majority of our documents, and have revised
the admissions process. In an effort to be more sustainable and green, documents and forms
can be viewed on the Web or printed, we no longer mail information” said Bartlett.
Bartlett also indicated they are focusing more on experiential learning. “This is the
second year we’ve been involved with tornado recovery groups in Aplington-Parkersburg
and crisis response. This semester we had two Tibetan teachers join our school counselor
preparation program. They have visited community classrooms sharing their culture and
experiences. In addition, our students’ final research papers are now part of our Counselor Education Scholars
Symposium, which is a visual and verbal presentation of that material.”
Bartlett is most excited about the recent scores from Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Exam (CPCE).
Once again, UNI’s counseling students have a 100 percent pass rate, with more than 81 percent of UNI
students posting scores significantly above the national mean. This exam is administered in more than 265
universities. One UNI student has a top national score. UNI students also have similar statistics for the National Counselor Exam.
“We’ve been nationally accredited since 1990. Our mental health counseling program was the first
accredited program in the nation. UNI was also one of the first programs nationally to prepare K-12 and
elementary school counselors,” said Bartlett. “We have a rich history in the counseling area.”
For more information, check out the departmental Web site at www.uni.edu/coe/elcpe/ or call 319-273-2605.
University of Northern Iowa College of Education
What the MILE Program has Done for Me
with other educational leaders
I grew up in a neighborhood in which it was rare for
throughout the state of Iowa
African American students to graduate from high school. No one
who believe that all children can
talked of going to college or unlocking the doors to learning.
achieve high levels of success,
Against the odds I determined that I would graduate from high
and help me continue to pursue
school, go on to college and continue to quench my thirst for
my passion.
learning. I so enjoyed the academic arena in college that when
Each day as I enter my
I was presented with the opportunity to pursue a graduate
school building I ask myself what child will I inspire? Who
level degree I eagerly seized the moment. The more I learned
will fulfill their dream as a result of coming into contact with
in my graduate classes the more I wanted to learn. For me,
me? As a result of
the Minorities in
these questions, I
the Leadership of
MILE Program Fulfills Dreams
am always seeking
Education Program
Like the rest of the country, Iowa’s demographics are changing. That’s being
to learn, make
is more than just
reflected in our schools. However, school leadership has not kept pace with these
connections with
funding. It provides
changing demographics. The educational leadership program asked “how can we
other professionals
me with the
change that?”
and striving to
opportunity to ask
“Out of 200 students in our program, we only had two students of color,”
positively impact the
questions, to ponder
said Nick Pace, co-coordinator of MILE and associate professor of educational
field of education.
philosophy, to think
leadership. “We asked what we could do to diversify the folks around the table, Just when I was busy
critically and to
and we found out we needed to build relationships and assist financially. making a difference
challenge the status
We listened, and did just that.”
in the lives of others
quo.
Pace and Assistant Professor Tim Gilson put together the MILE program
a program came
I love learning,
(Minorities in the Leadership of Education). Now the program has 11 students of
along to inspire me;
but the rising cost of color who are working toward being a principal, a superintendent or getting their
to encourage me to
education had made
doctorate degree.
continue to pursue
me tenuous about
“It is great to have the diversity in our program. These students have done
learning, and answer
whether I would be
excellent things and the quality of their experiences has raised our program
the rising outcry for
able to continue to
exponentially,” according to Pace.
minority educational
pursue my degree.
The start up monies initially came from the College of Education, two private
leaders who will lead
When I learned that
donors, and the Graduate College. Just recently, the federal government gave the
schools with passion
this program could
program a $48,000 boost, allowing Pace and Gilson to recruit and give scholarship
and vision.
help me achieve the
monies to more minorities.
Support from
goal of pursuing my
“Tashona’s statement is a great example of what we can accomplish with this
the Minorities in
degree, I had to stop
program,” Pace said. (Tashona’s statement is a separate story).
at work and wipe
For more information or to make a donation to this program, contact Nick Pace the Leadership of
Education Program
the tears. Receiving
at 319-273-3564 or nick.pace@uni.edu.
will aide me in
my doctoral degree
my continued desire to be more than just a leader, but to be
makes the hours my grandmother worked with only an eighth
a leader that pioneers new territories for my students. The
grade education worth it. The Minorities in the Leadership of
support of this program helps as I lead my school with more
Education Program helps to ensure the fulfillment of the dream
than 70 percent low socio-economic status students to closing
my mother nurtured as she worked for four dollars an hour,
the achievement gap, and becoming a bright spot in the Cedar
believing that one day her daughter would be able to receive an
Rapids Community School District. It will allow me to help
education. It is the realization of the hope that so many of my
remind the students I give hugs to daily, the parents I cry
teachers had for me in my inner city high school classes.
with when finances are low and needs are high, and my staff I
It has been my goal since I entered the educational arena
stand in front of each day, that despite budget cuts and rising
to ensure that all students have a right to learn in a setting in
which every student is valued. I have worked hard to ensure that pressure, there is hope and that education can close every class,
gender or racial gap.
I cultivate a school culture and climate where it is obvious that
school is not simply for the easy to teach. I want to give back to
Tashona R. Marshall
a system that helped me overcome the sting of poverty and the
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
adverse effects of limited vision in a community. The Minorities
October 2, 2009
in the Leadership of Education Program will allow me to connect
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Alumni News
Teacher Education News
Regents Teacher Intern
License Program Receives
State Board Approval
T
he Iowa State Board of Education gave conditional approval in November 2009
to the fourth nontraditional teacher licensure program in the state. The “Iowa
Teacher Intern License Pathway—Answering the Call to Teach” will prepare
mid-career professionals to earn an intern license to teach in Iowa’s grade 7-12
classrooms, targeting shortage areas. Faculty, staff and administrators of the three
Regents education programs collaborated to develop the program.
The Iowa legislature approved intern license programs for grades 7-12 secondary
shortage areas in 2002 for professionals who have earned a baccalaureate degree
from an accredited institution and have worked a minimum of three years in their
profession. Since that time, the state has granted conditional approval to intern
programs at Kaplan University, Maharishi University of Management and Morningside
College.
The intern license program was not legislated to be a fast-track program to a
teaching license. Rather, the candidates must minimally meet the same standards
required of Iowa’s state-approved traditional teacher preparation programs. In the
Iowa Teacher Intern License Pathway, 18 credit hours of coursework and 60 contact
hours of work with secondary students are completed prior to being hired to teach
in an Iowa school as the probationary teacher of record. Interns complete the
remaining six credit hours of coursework during the internship year and successfully
participate in the district’s mentor program. Interns have the same rights, privileges,
responsibilities and salary as a beginning first year probationary teacher and are
regularly evaluated by the intern program supervisor and the district administrator.
Each course in the Iowa Teacher Intern License Pathway is delivered in a hybrid
mode—both online and face-to-face. Successful completion of the 22-month program
results in a recommendation for an initial teaching license.
Through collaboration, the three Regents institutions have created one program
for midcareer changers that is designed, delivered and evaluated as one program. This
format allows the education programs to share resources in hard economic times. Most
importantly, it pools the talent of all three institutions to create one strong program
that meets the unique needs of midcareer changers and capitalizes on their talents
and experiences.
Those interested can email ITILP@uni.edu to receive further information.
Detailed information about the program, requirements for admission, and the
application process now available at www.iowateacherintern.org.
The Iowa Core
Curriculum
W
here could you take 158 Area
Education Agency professionals to
a school that’s in session and no
one would think anything of it?
That’s the beauty of Price Lab School:
providing real-world, best-practice training
for education professionals while school is in session.
Price Lab hosted a two-day training
program in September for the Department
of Education and 158 Iowa Area Education
Agency professionals on the Iowa Core
Curriculum in Classrooms.
“Every single school and every single
student in the state will benefit from this
training,” said Bridgette Wagoner, director
of Price Laboratory School. “This also ties
into our mission as the statewide R&D
school.”
Continuing with outreach efforts,
Wagoner said Price Lab hosted the North
Iowa Cedar League (NICL) schools in
October for professional development
training. Price Lab is a member of the
conference.
“We had 17 schools and more than
1,000 teachers on campus,” according to
Wagoner. “We spent time collaborating on
plans that would address specific needs
of NICL member schools. However, the
outcomes would also be beneficial to other schools.”
University of Northern Iowa College of Education
Alumni Profile Susan Christopherson
L
ittle did Susan Christopherson realize that when she did
her student teaching at Omaha North, that she would stay
in Omaha.
“I was from a small town in Iowa, Oakland, with a
population of 1,400. My teachers in Oakland instilled in me
the importance of community, fostered a learning environment
that was student-centered and caring while providing effective
instruction. My family and teachers always encouraged me. When
I had the opportunity to choose an area for student teaching,
I chose Omaha because I wanted an urban experience, and I
enjoyed it so much that I stayed. My new school community in
OPS was just as nurturing as my hometown experience.”
Since then, Christopherson has held several positions
with various middle schools around the Omaha area. Currently,
she is principal at King Science and
Technology Magnet Center in Omaha. “We
have grades five through eight and focus on
technology and science areas. We also have a
planetarium.”
While some in education shy away from
the middle school years, Christopherson
embraces these students. “Middle schoolers
are a challenging age group, but it is critical
to ensure these children have a good foundation that allows
them to be successful in high school and beyond.
“We try to work with the whole child so every student that
leaves here has the skill set to be successful in high school. If the child does not have this skill set by the sixth grade, then
we’ve waited too long and the child can have problems later
on,” according to Christopherson.
Christopherson enjoys watching middle schoolers start to
develop their interests and become more independent. “While
they are pushing us away, it’s still critical to be a bit nosey
about them. We keep helping them understand the maturing
process.”
Christopherson exudes passion for her students, which
perhaps she learned from her UNI studies.
“I remember being taught the importance of engaging
students in learning,” Christopherson said, “and having the
passion for your area of expertise. This was promoted all the
way from the English program through to the teacher education
program.
“It was very clear to us that as student teachers we were
expected to do the best we can and to go out and be successful.
UNI did a great job preparing the whole teacher so that we
could build relationships with different kinds of learners.”
Nine other UNI graduates are at Christopherson’s school.
She likes to get UNI alums if it’s possible.
“Most of the staff know who the Panthers are in this school.
We’re all very proud of our UNI experience.”
Excellence in Education—Spring/Summer 2010
Glenn Nelson’s Farewell Tour”
G
lenn Nelson, associate professor of
mathematics education, is completing 36
years at UNI. In that time, he has taught
more than 7,000 wonderful students, many of whom
are teaching in Iowa.
Glenn will be retiring soon. He would like to
make a “Farewell Tour” around Iowa sometime in the
near future, stopping briefly to visit former students
in their classrooms. If you are a former student of
his, and would be interested in seeing if a visit to
you in your classroom might be possible, please
send him an e-mail at glenn.nelson@uni.edu.
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Celebrating Traditions
Your Alumni Association, in cooperation with
Department of Residence, Athletics, Northern Iowa
Student Government and others, has launched a
program that educates students about UNI traditions
and encourages them to create their own. Learn more
at www.uni.edu/traditions.
Save the date for
Homecoming 2010
Let the Good Times Roar!
October 22-23, 2010
Come on home for Panther
volleyball and football, Panther
Golf Outing, Heritage Honours
Award breakfast, Panther Festival
and more. Check out www.uni.edu/homecoming for details!
Purple for Life!
Are YOU a dues member?
Your UNI Alumni Association
membership entitles you to numerous
privileges reserved ONLY for association members, including
three issues of the Northern Iowa Today magazine, custom
UNI merchandise, the UNI Alumni calendar, 50 percent
discounts for UNI athletics, discounts at Gallagher-Bluedorn
performances and for alumni events. More importantly, your
association membership enhances programs and services
for students and alumni. To learn more or to join today,
visit www.unialum.org or e-mail mark.jastorff@uni.edu.
Memberships start at $35 annually.
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Class Notes
1930s
‘34 Enid (Staker) Burkhart, 2 yr was selected as Parade Grand Marshall
for the July 2008 celebration of the 125th anniversary of Woodward
IA. At 94, she has lived in or near the town for three-fourths of its
existence.
1950s
‘52 Mary (Stout) Stierwalt, 2 yr received the 2008 Chariton Chamber
Citizen of the Year award at their annual meeting. She is owner and
operator of Family Shoe in Chariton, IA.
‘55 Donna (Thayer) Tjaden, 2 yr has written two children’s books
for the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics children’s cancer
department, “Davy’s Lost Summer” and “Annie Beth Shares with Her
Teddy Bear.”
‘56 Leland Thomson, BA, MA ‘59 plays in the UNI New Horizons Band.
In his retirement, he enjoys UNI music and athletic events.
‘55 Linnea (Loe) Graen, 2 yr, BA ‘65 continues to enjoy travelling
with her husband Dick. Graen teaches a summer enrichment program at
“R” Little Red School House in Cedar Falls. She also teaches an exercise
class at her church.
Student Scholarship Recipients
‘74 Pamela (Larsen) Wessely, BA teaches at Oak Hill Elementary in
Overland Park KS. She was named the Blue Valley Schools Teacher of the
Year.
Meet Tomorrow’s Promising Educators
‘79 Phyllis (Bushong) Rodgers, BA is in her 34th year of teaching
math at GMG Secondary School. She lives in Garwin Iowa.
Andrew Jedlicka
Athletic Training Major
Tipton, Iowa
1980s
‘81 Carolyn Prins, BA, BA ‘93, MA ‘99 is working as a web developer at
UNI Marketing and Public Relations.
‘85 Debra (Deitering) Maddox, BA teaches public speaking at
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College in Asheville NC. She
also owns a ghost tour business.
‘87 Nancy (Young) Callaway, MA retired in 2004 after 32 years of
teaching kindergarten, preschool and special education. She is now an
office manager for Quaker Security and Investigations in Eldora.
‘88 Michael Messerole, BA received an Outstanding Teacher Award
from the University of Nebraska - Omaha Alumni Association. He is an
associate professor in the School of Physical Education and Recreation
in the College of Education.
1990s
‘90 Joyce Morrow, BA is director of financial aid at UNI.
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1960s
‘66 Lorene (Knutson) Geiselhart, BA, MA ‘89 was awarded the Iowa
Governor’s Award for Volunteerism in 2008. She lives in Calmar.
‘69 Dorothy (McWilliams) Sheller, BA, MA ‘79 retired from AEA 267 as
work experience coordinator in spring 2007.
1970s
‘70 Terry (Ross) Dutcher, BA, MA ‘73 is the media specialist at
Washington and Lee High Schools in Montross VA. She is also an
instructor in the Career Switcher program for the Virginia Community
College System.
‘70 Warren Woepking, BA received a service award from the Iowa High
School Athletic Association at the state basketball tournament. He lives
in Columbus Junction.
‘72 John Hartson PhD, BA is starting his 25th year as a Pediatric
Psychologist in private practice in Iowa City. His latest book was
published by the American Bar Association.
‘73 Marc Haack, BA, MA ‘78, EdD ‘91 is a clinical associate professor
of educational administration and program coordinator in the College
of Education and has been offered the position of Faculty Fellow in the
Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost at the University of
Iowa.
‘73 Cynthia Marsch Hail, BA was promoted to full professor at Missouri
State University. She was also named the university’s graduate research
advisor of the year for 2008.
‘74 Richard LaRue, BA was a 2007 inductee in UNI’s HPELS Hall of
Excellence. He is the president of the American Association for Physical
Activity and Recreation. He lives in Saco ME.
‘93 Timothy Salmon, BA is the principal of Horizon Elementary
in Johnston.
‘94 Kara (Stoohs) Cernohous, BA is a teacher in the Northside
Independent School District in San Antonio TX.
‘95 Jane Vogler, BA, is currently pursuing a PhD in educational
psychology at the University of Texas at Austin.
‘98 Elizabeth Fank, BA graduated from Kansas State University with
a Master’s of Science degree in curriculum and instruction with special
emphasis in English as a second language.
2000s
‘01 Jill (Westpfahl) Ehlts, BA is a first-grade teacher for St. Pius X
School in Cedar Rapids.
‘01 Debrah (Rusch) Fordice, MA, EdD ‘08 won the ING Unsung Heroes
award in 1996. The global financial institute awarded 100 of the
nation’s most innovative educators with $2,000 to enhance classroom
learning.
Why did you chose UNI’s Teacher
Education program?
I chose UNI’s Athletic Training Program for their outstanding
national recognition as well as the
many different and great hands-on
opportunities they offer outside of
the classroom.
What academic experiences have had a major impact on you?
Being able to work with the Waterloo Blackhawks and experience
an amateur sports team setting with so many professional type
values and also being able to work with the variety of faculty
and staff within the Athletic Training Department at UNI.
How has your College of Education scholarship created opportunities for you?
Receiving a College of Education scholarship has really helped
me strive to be a better student because it has shown me how
working hard both in and out of the classroom can be noticed
and sometimes even rewarded.
What would you tell a prospective student who’s considering
the UNI teacher education program?
I would tell them the UNI College of Education is an area of
study that offers many valuable experiences in a field that can
be very rewarding.
What are your career plans?
My plans are to finish my undergrad studies here at UNI and
then attend graduate school to pursue an M.S. degree. After all
my education is over, I hope to work in some level of professional baseball.
Jeanna Rogers
Early Childhood Education
Fort Dodge, Iowa
Constance McCutcheon
Scholarship Recipient
Why did you chose UNI’s Teacher
Education program?
Ever since I was a young girl I’ve
always had a passion for young children and wanted to be a
teacher. My instant connection
with kids led to my decision to attend UNI, where I’m majoring
in early childhood education.
What academic experiences have had a major impact on you?
In high school we had a course where we job shadowed in a
classroom for the entire quarter. This was a great eye-opening
experience for me and helped me finalize my career decision.
The field experiences at UNI also give early access to classroom
experiences. I also plan to do Camp Adventure next summer
either overseas or in Hawaii.
How has your College of Education scholarship created opportunities for you?
Being awarded a scholarship serves as motivation for me to work
harder in the classroom and push myself to receive good grades.
The money helps with tuition bills so I’m able to continue my
education.
What would you tell a prospective student who’s considering
the UNI teacher education program?
The teacher education program is a wonderful program that
boosts confidence in the classroom early on by putting prospective teachers out in the classrooms to gain knowledge
and hands-on skills that are crucial to teaching. I also like the
smaller scale classrooms, which allows for professors to be more
interactive and personable with their students on a one-to-one
basis.
What are your career plans?
After graduation it would be my dream to take my teaching
degree to the East coast, preferably North Carolina, where I will
teach anywhere from infancy to first graders.
‘03 Neil Lawrence Griffin, MA is director of distance learning at
Spartanburg Community College in Spartanburg SC.
‘03 Rebecca (Krekeler) Johnson, BA is lead librarian for the Cedar
Rapids Community School District. She was certified in library media in
fall 2008 by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
‘07 Sarah Appleton, BA is working as a preschool teacher at Maquoketa
Valley Community Schools in Delhi.
‘07 Lisa Wells, BA works as a part of the youth staff for Holland
America Cruise Lines since May 2008. She has worked with children of
many nationalities and has visited over 25 countries while sailing.
What’s up in your life?
Share your news with your classmates and fellow Panthers
by submitting your class note at www.unialum.org and hit
Update Your Record link.
University of Northern Iowa College of Education
Excellence in Education—Spring/Summer 2010
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Foundation News
Donors
Mildred Middleton
R
umors of my retirement are greatly
exaggerated” certainly applies to Mildred
Middleton ’43.
Middleton “officially” retired as a curriculum
coordinator in 1980 from the Cedar Rapids School
System. “I told them good bye and then went to
Colorado to do in-service workshops for Kendall Hunt
Publishing on their spelling series of books.”
Middleton wrote those spelling series books
based on 50 years of research from the University
of Iowa. She spent another 14 years traveling the
country for Kendall Hunt and working with teachers.
Again she planned to retire.
But Middleton went to a UNI picnic and met Tom Switzer, former dean of the
College of Education, who recognized talent when he saw it. He put her to work
volunteering for the College of Education and mentoring students and new teachers,
which she continues to do.
“My mother said I started teaching the first day I came home from school when
I lined up my 14 dolls and gave them the day’s lesson,” Middleton remembered. “I’ve
always loved teaching.”
At 18, Middleton began her teaching career after she received her normal teaching
certificate. “I taught in a very modern one room school house. It had a basement, a
furnace, and an organ in the room, plus a library.” During that period, she taught piano
students and accompanied musical groups using that money to help her go to college
at Iowa State Teachers College, which is now UNI.
On her first day of class, she remembers Prof. Harry Reninger asking the class to
write a frank analysis of its ability to write. “He was intimidating with those strong
piercing eyes,” she said, “when he told me in no uncertain terms to see him in his
office that next morning.” She wrote so well that he excused her from his class and he
personally tutored her in English.
All through her career at UNI the faculty helped her open doors, and that’s what
she tries to do for teachers and students.
The Mildred Middleton Fund for Educational Excellence was set up for this purpose:
to open doors for teachers and students. “Mildred was at the forefront of this,” said
Bill Calhoun, vice president for advancement at UNI. “She understood the critical
importance of teachers mentoring students and mentoring young teachers.
“Mildred provided leadership in education in so many ways. This endowment fund
of hers is another way she’s opening doors and mentoring because it will continue to
do so for future generations of students and teachers,” according to Calhoun.
“I’m known through the state for opening doors,” Middleton said. “Good teachers
open doors. I still work on this. College teachers’ biggest job responsibility is to be a
good student, which in turn helps classroom teachers open doors to their students.”
T
he University of Northern Iowa College of Education expresses its gratitude to the alumni, friends and organizations who
are key contributors to the college and its mission. This support enables the college to build better futures for all through its academic, research and outreach initiatives. This list recognizes those who have made contributions between July 1, 2008
and June 30, 2009.
$1,000 plus
Kathy & Kirk Blecha
Randy & Connie Hefner
Robert & Martha Hopkins Sherry & Tim Kluender
Martha & Maurice Kramer
Jeri & Rick Levi
Regena & Eldon Peters
Donna J Schlampp
Marlene Strathe
Richard & Elizabeth Vanderwall
$500 - $999.99
Rosemary & Lawrence Arp
Calvin & Alice Boland
Roy & Mary Gaye Fielding
Helen Herren
Lajune Smith
Wells Fargo Foundation
$250 - $499.99
Bank of America Matching
Gift Program
Lois Barnes
Rachel S Benton
Rose & Jeff Blank
Steven & Laura Clark
S. Elizabeth Davis
Susan & Kevin
Dinsmore-Talbott
Anne & John Duffy
Daniel & Roberta Edler
Cynthia & Brian Fell
Lois & Timothy Fulton
David & Sue Gates
Shiela D Kielly
Sandra & Lawrence
Klosterman
Kathryn J Korns
Susan & Kenneth Nelson
Marjorie & Doug Proffitt
Dean L Ryerson
Charles Sawyer
Shirley A Strunck
Nancy & Larry Wyatt
$100 - $249.99
ALCOA Foundation
Michael & Sue Ellen Ashton
Larry & Margaret Bean
Judith & David Beane
Holly & John Becker
Becky & Robert Belmont
University of Northern Iowa College of Education
Janet & Chuck Benavidez
James & Mary Berry
Jean Lea Bielefeldt
Mark & Janice Billerbeck
W Jean Bliss
Duane & Beverly Bonsall
James & Carol Brannon
Robert Bullis
Amy & Robert Carlson
Steven & Gail Castle
Susan & Jim Chorpening
Byron & Lorraine Clark
Betty Cline
Jeanne M Coppola
Joann & Richard Crain
Kori & Reynolds Cramer
Jay & Maurine Crisp
Ann Dalton & Steve
Swenson
Harry & Diane Daniels
Katherine & Daniel Darms
Andrea L Doubet
Penne & Richard Duncan
Suzanne & Albert Duroe
Shirley A Dutton
Leanna Ehrhardt
Dale & Vikki Ernst
Nancy & Robert Evans
Patrick & Rachel Faga
Lisa & Patrick Flaherty
Anthony & Elana
Gabriele-Joram
Marilyn & Michael Garrett
John & Sharon Garvey
Ellen & Thomas Gibney
Mary Gibson
Carol A Grady
Melinda Grimm
Jacqueline & Russell
Guynes
Susan J Hagedorn
Alinda & Harry Hakanson
Kathleen & Robert Hansen
Brandon & Sarah Hargens
Dennis & Delores Harken
Hartford Insur Group
Foundation, Inc.
John & Anne Hartson
Alan & Patricia Heisterkamp
Kathleen & Michael
Henningsen
Mary & Ron Herring
Brian & Julie Hiles
Marilyn Hinners
Excellence in Education—Spring/Summer 2010
Linda Ann Hinshaw
Mr. Charles Peter Holthaus
Dianne & Fritz Homann
Linda Hugh
Charles & Jacqueline Hughes
Lucia Hutchcroft
Stacy & James Ingraham
David & Mary Jepsen
Tania Johnson
Eleanor & Keith Jones
Carol & Louis Kaufman
Betty J. Kingery
Stephen & Barbara Knipp
Calleta Koefoed
Ken & Julie Konicek
Susan P Kuehl
Jolene Kueter
Robert & Mary Linder
Patricia & Gene Leonhart
Richard & Norma Linn
Lisa & Ronal Loecher
Richard & Delores Lynch
Dale & Anna Martin
George & Joyce Maxwell
Jennifer & William May
Priscilla Mazula
Jane & Kenneth McAndrews
Sharlene & Howard McCord
Janice R McElroy
Dara & Gary McLeod
Pauline McNutt
Robert & Barbara Mittman
Clara & Earl Moomey
Jennifer Murphy
Lois J Mussett
Gloria J Myers
Dorothy & Elvin Nahnsen
Lillian Nichols
Roger & Glendene Nichols
Phyllis Norby
William & Gail Orcutt
Darcy & Francis Pacheco
Julie & Robert Paulson
Eleanor Perry
Susan & Jack Powers
Linda & Denis Prior
James & Bonnie Raasch
Richard & Suzan Rasmussen
Joyce & Richard Rath
Kimberly & Matthew Reyhons
Marie Reidy
Michelle & Richard Rhoades
Holly Marie Riemenschneider
Constance Middle Riggs &
Carl Riggs
Karen Roessler
Judith & Roger Roland
Victoria Roller
Ronald & Clarice Rubek
Karen & Willliam Rykhus
Cynthia & Mark Schmidt
Martha Schmidt
Barbara & Patrick Schwamman
Holly & Craig Schwerdtfeger
Michelle Seamen
Richard & Susan Shaw
Gloria Shirley
Cheryl & Ward Smith
Frances & Fred Smith
Charles & Elinor Sorenson
Wanda Sporrer
Charles & Eleanor Stapleton
State Farm Companies
Foundtn.
Richard & Jean Sternberg
Patricia & Loren Stouffer
Marilyn E. Strike
Bruce & Marilyn Strutzenberg
Dorothy & Donald Thomas
Mrs. Joann Hulsebus
Thompson
Lee & Kari Thomsen
Patricia & Jay Tomson
Jane & Henrich Tonner
Diane & Robert Turnbull
Catherine & Leonard Upham
Peggy & Cort Van Buskirk
Sue & Dave Verhille
Pamela & Alan Vincent
Kathryn Wehde
Sharon K Wetherell
Laura Wilkinson-Flicker &
Jeffery Flicker
Sue Witte
Warren & Patricia Woepking
Frances & L Scott Woodworth
Helen Wymore
Jennifer & Lynn Yates
Carol & Kevin Young
Bernard & Jane Zalaznik
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Andrea Elliott
G
reetings from the
University of Northern
Iowa! My name is
Andrea Elliott and I have
recently transitioned
into the role of director
of development for the
College of Education. I am
approaching my second year
with the UNI Foundation and
have enjoyed meeting and
talking with many of you.
For those of you I have
not met, I am a Cedar Valley
native and UNI marketing
graduate. While attending
UNI, I met my husband, Mark, who is also an Iowa native. We have
one daughter, Kennedy, who is in seventh grade.
I am anxious to connect with all of you. Whether it’s catching
up or meeting for the first time, I am excited to share many great
accomplishments that are happening in the College of Education.
Also, I feel it’s important to provide an update on the unprecedented
budget challenges we are facing at UNI.
I look forward to talking soon and sharing the enthusiasm we all
feel for the University of Northern Iowa!
With Purple Pride,
Andrea Elliott
Magazine advisory
committee
Radhi Al-Mabuk,
Educational
Psychology and
Foundations
Jan Bartlett, Educational
Leadership,
Counseling & Post
Secondary Education
Bill Callahan, Dean,
College of Education
Bridgette Wagoner,
Malcolm Price
Laboratory School
Rip Marston, Health,
Physical Education &
Leisure Services
Melissa Heston, Interim
Director of Teacher
Education
Jill Uhlenberg,
Curriculum and
Instruction
Mary Herring, Associate
Dean, College of
Education
Kathy Calhoun, Writer/
Editor
If you have information
that you would like to
contribute or comments,
e-mail Maxine.Davis@
uni.edu.
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